TSMC is building its next-generation chip plants faster than planned, good news for Taiwan's economy, local jobs, and the global chip supply.

• The first of four new 1.4nm plants at the Taichung science park should be finished by April next year, ahead of the original timeline.
• Two plants are already under steel-frame construction, a third has its building permit, and the fourth is still waiting on one.
• The whole site is expected to create 4,500 jobs once running.
• Trial production could start early in the third quarter of next year, with full mass production possible by mid-2028.
• Taichung's city government fast-tracked land handover and permits, and the site is meant to run fully on recycled water and clean power.

Outlook: If construction keeps this pace, TSMC will have its most advanced chips in trial production a year from now.